Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Another 15 minutes project from The Design House of Blissful Sewing, the DIY Fabric Brush Holder! This is the easiest project I have made and extremely useful too. This can be your perfect companion during travel and what more? You can wash it with your other laundry and it comes out clean and dry!.

All you need is a small wash cloth that is available in every supermarket.

Fold it almost half way up, just enough to cover almost half of your tooth brush.

Align the sides and draw four lines using a fabric pen, dividing the towel into four equal parts as shown above. Insert two pieces of satin ribbon, about 10 inches long, just in between the two layers of the wash cloth as denoted by the arrow and pin it in place.

Also pin at each line to prevent the layers from moving.

Sew along each line, taking care to reinforce at the beginning and end, to form four pouches. It's better to complete the side seams first and then move on to the center stitches so as to avoid any folds.

Heat seal the ends of your satin ribbon and Voila our pouch is ready!

You can put your tooth brush, tooth paste, ointments or even scissors, roll it up and tie the satin ribbon as shown above.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Pin Cushion patterns seem to be everywhere on the internet these days but nothing seem to impress me. I wanted to make a different yet fun pincushion and lo I came up with this bulls eye egg one! This pin cushion can be made in minutes, you don't need too much of supplies. Just dig in to your pile of scraps and grab a little bit of polyfibre, you are ready to start!.

Here is the tutorial:

Lets first do the yolk. We need to trace an approximately 5" circle onto the yellow yolk fabric. Here I have used my salad bowl for that.

Now sew around the edge of the circle with a matching thread and needle. Take care to leave quite a long tail of thread at both the ends.

Pull at both the threads to form a pouch with the circle.

Fill the pouch with polyfibre and tighten the the thread to close the pouch. Tie a few knots to secure.
Lets go on to make the egg white.

Take two pieces of your white scrap, layer them and cut it in an irregular shape (like that of fried eggs), as shown above. It should measure approximately 5 & 1/2" across.

Layer the two pieces and sew around the edge, leaving a small gap to turn it inside- out.

Turn the yolk inside out and stuff the inside with polyfiber.

Sew the opening shut, using a needle and thread.

Now go on and add your yolk to the center of the white. You can either hand-sew it or hot-glue it to the center.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

This bubbly bubble skirt is sure to enrich your little girls wardrobe. My Sewing tutorial will help you make this bubble skirt in an hour or even less! There is no need to have a great deal of sewing experience to make this skirt. Any beginner seamstress can make it. This skirt is reversible and can be worn on both sides.You can mix and match fabrics and colors of your choice to make your own boutique style skirt. This tutorial also provides instructions to make the cute bow at the waist. So come on, what are you waiting for? make this designer skirt for your little one this Christmas season and see her face brighten up!

*The pattern contains detailed step by step instructions for ages ranging from 6 months to 10 years and can be used many times as your child grows.

* It is complete with a pictorial representation of the whole sewing process and is suitable for any beginner.

Payment can be made securely using your credit card with PayPal. Once the payment is made, pattern will be emailed to you in 24 hours. If you have any questions or fail to receive the patterns please use the 'Contact Me' form in my blog. Please do not resell the pattern itself or pass it onto others. You are free to sell the finished items made from my patterns. All my patterns are protected by copyright.

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I am a designer, a teacher and on top of all that, the mother of two adolescent girls and a 10 year old boy. Designing and sewing has always been my passion right from childhood. I cannot remember when I started to sew. My oldest memories are of me making doll gowns by cutting off my father’s sock, slipping it down the doll and just giving two stitches on one shoulder!
I love designing for children and experimenting with different colors and styles. I enjoy weaving in a little magic to create vibrant and fashionable dresses for little girls. Come join me as I use my math, my teaching and my crafting prowess to make sewing as simple as can be.